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Conservative

Jamie Schmale

ConservativeHaliburton—Kawartha LakesOntario
1089Votes Cast
20Speeches
0Bills Sponsored
Background
Education
Loyalist College, Radio Broadcasting program
Career
News Anchor and News Director for CHUM media; covered news, municipal politics, and sports for 91.9 FM Radio CKLY in Lindsay, Ontario
Political Experience
Executive Assistant for former MP Barry Devolin for 11 years (2004–11), Campaign Manager in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011; elected to represent Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock in 2015 and 2019
Notable
Hosts the conservative party podcast The Blueprint; current conservative critic or shadow minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations; elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
Committee Memberships
Where Jamie Stands

Where Jamie falls on key policy spectrums

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Your Money

Taxes & Government SpendingBusiness & Worker RulesEnergy & the Economy

People & Society

HealthcareImmigrationIndigenous PeoplesIdentity & Human RightsEducation & ChildcareDrug Policy

How We're Governed

National Security & DefencePolitical & Electoral ReformCrime & Public SafetyFirearms

Land & Community

Environment, Climate & ResourcesHousing & Cost of LivingRural Communities & Culture
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House Seat
2025 Election Results — Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes

Jamie Schmale won with 42,701 votes (56.6%)

Jamie Schmale(Conservative)42,701 (56.6%)
Nell Thomas(Liberal)29,223 (38.7%)
Alyea Teel(NDP-New Democratic Party)2,625 (3.5%)
Michael Penman(People's Party)954 (1.3%)

Total votes cast: 75,503

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Recent Activity
Jun 16, 2026
QuestionAn Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

Mr. Speaker, I found it interesting that the member opposite was talking about Conservatives not caring about affordability. I would argue that all we talk about, day in and day out, is affordability. finance minister What we have an issue with is how many times the Liberal government fails, over and over again. For the grocery plan, thebrought the CEOs to Ottawa to give them what for, but it

Jun 16, 2026

Thank you, Chair. Thank you very much, Mr. Zimmer, for these few minutes of your time. Merlyn, you talked a few times, when you were addressing Ms. Idlout, about wanting to build the future and unleashing the population to reach its full potential. I've never been to Nunavut. It's on my list of places to go, and I hope to do that very soon. Please help me understand. You used the word “allow”

Jun 16, 2026

It's my understanding that the existing pipeline has basically come to the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced. It's caught up in a few environmental assessments. Has the government reached out at all, to your knowledge, either to the company or to you as the government of your nation around Norman Wells? Has it offered to fast-track the assessment to ensure some certainty to Imperial

Jun 16, 2026

Sure.

Jun 16, 2026

No changes in the implementation.... The agreement's fine. Everything's good. That actually does help as we try to move this forward. You mentioned, in your opening remarks, the work building on the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. That was done in 1993, give or take. It was the final agreement under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. I understand your government has

Jun 16, 2026

Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you to our witnesses. Madam President and Paul, it's nice to see you again. Thank you for all your assistance in responding to all those emails so quickly. I don't know how you did it. I messaged you at some pretty weird times and you shot back some answers. I do appreciate that. I think that collaboration was able to get us to the point we are at now, which is

Jun 16, 2026

Do they want to add anything?

Jun 16, 2026

Can you talk more about the work that you are expecting to do in the coming years?